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Why Top CEOs Earn Big Paychecks

CEO compensation at large firms is high, especially in comparison to average worker wages, sparking debates over income inequality. Critics

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I talk with Jon Hartley

Name: Greg Mankiw Location: United States I am the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University. I use

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Greg Mankiw’s Blog: Ghostlight

About Me Name: Greg Mankiw Location: United States I am the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University.

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A Biography of Milton Friedman

I just finished reading the biography of Milton Friedman by Jennifer Burns, which came out last year. It is great.

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That was then, this is now, German edition

Via Scott Sumner. The post That was then, this is now, German edition appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Source link

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England and Wales fact of the day

Here is the source. The post England and Wales fact of the day appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Source link

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The Unseen Fallout: Chernobyl’s Deadly Air Pollution Legacy

A fascinating new paper The Political Economic Determinants of Nuclear Power: Evidence from Chernobyl by Makarin, Qian, and Wang was

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What do different countries pay for Olympic gold medals?

Via Cremieux, and here is the related Wikipedia page. The post What do different countries pay for Olympic gold medals?

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The French Olympic opening ceremony

I’ve only seen excerpts, but many people are upset.  I can vouch “this is not what I would have done,”

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Not Lost In Translation: How Barbarian Books Laid the Foundation for Japan’s Industrial Revoluton

Japan’s growth miracle after World War II is well known but that was Japan’s second miracle. The first was perhaps